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About Daong Village

Daong is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 45 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daong village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 45
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 733
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daong compares

By the 2011 count Daong is the 104th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Daong

Daong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Daong as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daong from other places

Daong lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Daong
Nearest railway station Salogra 12 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 32 km

Villages closest to Daong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Daong

As per the Census of India 2011, Daong village had a population of 78. That makes it the 104th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Daong village has 45 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daong has about 733 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Daong is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daong covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daong falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daong is Salogra, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Daong.

Daong is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daong is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 12 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Krishangarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Dhakrana (5.0 km), Jangal Shukal (5.6 km) and Timli (6.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Daong today is likely to be higher.

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